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Montreal Canadiens avoid Stanley Cup Finals sweep with OT victory against Tampa Bay Lightning

The Montreal Canadiens were down 0-3 in the Stanley Cup Final to the Tampa Bay Lightning, blew two leads in Game 4, and were amid a four-minute penalty kill as they headed into overtime.

Daunting for most teams. Perfectly on-brand for the Canadiens.

"Nothing has been easy for us all year. It wasn't going to start this series," veteran forward Brendan Gallagher said. "We've kind of accepted the fact that it's never going to be easy here."

Josh Anderson scored the game-winner less than four minutes into overtime -- his second goal of the night -- as the Canadiens avoided becoming the first team in 23 years to get swept in the Stanley Cup Final.